Table 1 Characteristics of the samples from domestic cats and European wildcats included in the study
Study | Country | Species | Lifestyle/origin | Year(s) of sample collection | Region of origin (cantona or department) | No. of animals | Sex, n (%) | Purebred, n   (%) | Reference | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male intact | Male castrated | Female intact | Female castrated | Not known | Yes | No | Not known | ||||||||
A | Switzerland | Domestic cats | Privately owned | 2019 | AG | 13 | 0 | 12 (92.3%) | 0 | 1 (7.7%) | 0 | 0 | 13 (100%) | 0 | This study |
B | Switzerland | Domestic cats | Presented to veterinarians | 2013–2016 | All 26 cantons | 881 | 56 (6.4%) | 308 (35.0%) | 70 (7.9%) | 207 (23.5%) | 240 (27.2%) | 160 (18.2%) | 479 (54.4%) | 242 (27.5%) | [39] |
C | Switzerland | Domestic cats | Presented to veterinarians | 2019–2021 | AG, BE, BL, GL GR, LU, NW, OW, SG, SH, SO, SZ, TG, VD, ZG, ZH | 501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 501 | 0 | 0 | 501 | This study |
C | Switzerland | Domestic cats | Stray | 2014 | JU | 91 | 37 (40.7%) | 0 | 48 (52.7%) | 0 | 6 (6.6%) | 0 | 91 (100%) | 0 | [38] |
D | Switzerland | Domestic cats | Presented to veterinarians | 2003 | AG, BE, BL, FR, JU, LU, NE, SH, SO, TG, TI, VD, ZH | 65 | 2 (3.1%) | 32 (49.2%) | 1 (1.5%) | 24 (36.9%) | 6 (9.2%) | 47 (72.3%) | 12 (18.5%) | 6 (9.2%) | [40] |
D | France | European wildcats | Free ranging | 1995–1996 | Haute-Marne, Marne, Vosges, Aube, Meurthe-et-Moselle | 34 | 19 (55.9%) | 0 | 15 (44.1%) | 0 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | [41] |